ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ - EO Megalopolis Andritsenas 54

Village of unique beauty!

One of the most beautiful churches of Andritsana

Majestic temple, usually closed.

The church of Agios Nikolaos is the central church of Andritsaina. In its current position it has existed since 1700 according to Grimani's census (1696-1700). But before in this place there was a Byzantine Church, the "Entrances of the Virgin" with great frescoes. The change was probably made much earlier by the Andritsans who, because they traveled regularly for commercial reasons, dedicated the temple to the memory of the Saint of the Seas. Tradition states that the merchant Andritsanos brought the image of the Saint from Constantinople. In 1826, when Ibrahim set fire to Andritsaina, the church was completely burnt down and in 1873 it was demolished to build a new one on the old foundations but in larger dimensions. The church was designed by Andritsanos engineer Miltiadis Kanellopoulos. The craftsmen were Italian. The builder was K. Kopeletos. The iconostasis, the psalters, the stalls and the old wooden gynaeconite were made by the Italian craftsman Venevetis. The candles came from Trieste as well as the bell which, however, due to lack of money for a bell tower, was temporarily hung on the plane tree of the church on the north side. Today the church is a three-aisled church of Agios Nikolaos, the Entrances of the Virgin Mary, and the leading Apostles Peter and Paul or Agios Charalambos, while the Holy Altar always remains of the Virgin Mary exactly as it was originally built.